bbpr

Light Speed Pull Requests from Your Terminal

Synopsis

bbpr (BitBucket Pull Requests) is a cross-platform, interactive, configurable program helping you making pull requests from your terminal.

A positive side effect of using bbpr is that it can also help you standardize the pull request process across members of your team. Forgetting little details when doing a pull request is very easy (forgetting to add a reviewer, not providing detailed specifications helping your teammates understand where they should focus their attention while reviewing, etc). bbpr wants to partner up with you on that journey, so that your future pull requests will always be picture perfect.

Installation

Prerequisites

First, make sure you have the latest stable versions of the following programs installed on your computer: node.js, npm, and git or mercurial depending on which version control system your team is using.

Install globally

The very best way to use the latest version of bbpr is to install it globally on your computer:

npm install -g bbpr

then you can use the bbprcommand from your terminal. But, read along, there is more.

Use and Configuration

Usage

bbpr comes bundled with a global configuration file (bbpr.config.js) by default, which means you can use it right after installing the module globally on your computer. bbpr also leaves you with a series of commandline options in order to configure the program to your taste:

Command	Description
bbpr	Starts the interactive pull request process. bbpr first looks locally for a configuration file, and defaults to the global configuration file if it does not find one. Note that cached passwords are however always retrieved from the global configuration file.
bbpr init	Initializes a local bbpr configuration file for your repository.
bbpr -l	Opens your local bbpr configuration file.
bbpr -l reset	Resets your local bbpr configuration file to the default configuration.
bbpr -l <path to configuration file>	Sets your local bbpr configuration file to the file specified. The specified path can be relative, absolute, or remote (http/https).
bbpr -g	Opens your global bbpr configuration file.
bbpr -g reset	Resets your global bbpr configuration file to the default configuration.
bbpr -g <path to configuration file>	Sets your global bbpr configuration file to the file specified. The specified path can be relative, absolute, or remote (http/https).

Configuration file

Here are all the properties you can set in your bbpr.config.js configuration file, whether global or local:

module.exports = {
  user: {
    password: null, // null or String.
        // If null and cachePwd is set to true, this property will be set to the (encrypted) password you entered via the prompt for your next BBPR sessions.
        // If not null and cachePwd is set to true, it will use the encrypted password stored in this property.
        // In any other case, you will be prompted at each BBPR session to provide your BitBucket password.
    cachePwd: false // Boolean. See the password property for detailed explanation.
  },
  demo: {
    shouldPrompt: false, // Boolean. Set to true if you'll need a demo link with your PR.
    shouldPromptDescription: false, // Boolean. Set to true if you'll need a description with your demo.
    demoIntro: '', // String. Introduction appearing in your pull request description right before your demo url
    basePath: '', // String. Base path to your demo (ex. https://mydemo.com/). Provide only if needing a demo. It will be ignored otherwise.
    // You can also provide a basePath with the below path variables as such https://mydemo.com/{{repositoryName}}/{{sourceBranch}}/{{orAnyPathVariableListedBelow}}
    pathVariables: {
      repositoryName: null, // null or Function with signature (repositoryName) => String. Formatting function for repositoryName.
      repositoryOwner: null, // null or Function with signature (repositoryOwner) => String. Formatting function for repositoryOwner.
      pullRequestAuthor: null, // null or Function with signature (pullRequestAuthor) => String. Formatting function for pullRequestAuthor.
      sourceBranch: null, // null or Function with signature (sourceBranch) => String. Formatting function for sourceBranch.
      destinationBranch: null // null or Function with signature (destinationBranch) => String. Formatting function for destinationBranch.
    }
  },
  reviewers: {
    default: [], // Array of String. Each entry must be a valid BitBucket username. These are the reviewers who are assign to reviewing your work. An empty Array is also valid.
    potential: [] // Array of String. Each entry must be a valid BitBucket username. These are the reviewers who may be assigned to reviewing your work. An empty Array is also valid.
  },
  branches: {
    source: {
      close: true // Boolean. Set to false if you do not want your source branch to be closed after merging in the destination branch.
    },
    dest: {
      default: '' // String. Set to your main branch (ex: master or default), or the branch to which you are making PRs most often. Defaults to default for Mercurial and master for Git
    }
  },
  globalVars: {
    openFileCommand: '' // String. Your preferred terminal command to open your config file (javascript file). BBPR uses a default command according to your platform if empty.
  }
}

How to contribute

Ideas and suggestions are strongly encouraged. What would be your needs?

Please do not hesitate to make any change at any time to bbpr by submitting a pull request, an issue, or any suggestion for improvements you might have.

Roadmap

• eliminate the need to provide organization name and username - DONE
• add local bbpr.config.js file initialization terminal option - DONE
• allow configuration file to be set from a remote or local file - DONE
• better error messages on failed pull request - DONE
• allow git repositories to be handled - DONE
• better commandline options for configuration (local and global) DONE
• fix pre-install and post-install script to preserve global config file of users DONE
• rethink demo link options DONE
• allow users to have local bbpr.config.js file for their repositories - DONE
• reduce shelljs and bash dependency for before module install and after module install DONE
• eliminate bash dependency for password caching DONE
• improve password caching procedure DONE
• improved readme with more information, code examples, and cross-platform compatibility
• unit tests everything - IN PROGRESS
• allow PR updates through bbpr more explicitly
• beautify code
• check if destination branch exists remotely before making pull request
• improve normalization of configuration file
• support github repositories

Maintainer

Michel Moreau - [e-mail]